Patent attributes
A surgical instrument comprising a handle and a shaft attachment assembly attachable to and detachable from the handle is disclosed. The handle comprises a first handle drive system and a second handle drive system. The shaft attachment assembly comprises an end effector, a shaft extending from the end effector, a first shaft assembly drive system, a second shaft assembly drive system, and a coupling portion configured to be attached to the handle. The coupling portion comprises a coupling mechanism configured to operably couple the first handle drive system to the first shaft assembly drive system so that the first handle drive system can be operated to actuate a first surgical function of the end effector and operably couple the second handle drive system to the second shaft assembly drive system so that the second handle drive system can be operated to actuate a second surgical function of the end effector.
